Postat 49 minutes
Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
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Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ryan Lowe
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Chelsea have won all three of their FA Cup ties against Preston, beating them in fourth round replay in 1968-69, in the fifth round in 2001-02 and in the fourth round in 2009-10.
Preston have won just one of their last 15 meetings with Chelsea in all competitions (D5 L9), a 1-0 home win in the second tier in February 1981.
Chelsea have progressed from their last 18 FA Cup ties against sides from a lower division, since losing 4-2 to Bradford City in 2014-15.
Preston have lost nine of their last 11 FA Cup matches (L2), while against top-flight clubs they’ve lost 17 of their last 18 in the competition, beating Derby 4-1 in January 2008 in the other.
Chelsea lost 4-0 against Manchester City in the FA Cup third round last season, their first elimination at this stage of the competition in 25 years. They last fell at this hurdle in consecutive campaigns between 1978-79 and 1980-81 (three in a row).